Tampa, FL
Tampa's heritage trolley system is one of the larger and more successful new starts to date. This site has followed the line's development through the planning and construction phases and since operation began in 2002. Follow this link for a Project
Description of
the Tampa heritage trolley system written late in the development phase.
The following photos were taken during the Subcommittee's meeting in Tampa in December 2007
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New development along the Tampa streetcar line includes this Hampton Inn sited directly opposite the carbarn. |
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At the north side of the Tampa carbarn more new construction was underway in late 2007. |
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A series of new residential buildings have been built along the streetcar line near the harbor. |
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A recent addition to the Tampa heritage streetcar fleet is this open car, built by Gomaco at the same time as the Lowell fleet. |
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Tampa Birney 163 is an original Tampa car thoroughly restored by volunteers. It operates on special occations. |
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The next planned extension of the line will extend from the current end of track to the downtown towers ahead. |
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The following photos of the system in operation were taken shortly after the line's opening in December 2002:
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Presentations About Tampa Streetcar System
Follow this link for Presentations about
Tampa's streetcar system given at the Streetcar and Heritage Trolley Subcommittee's December 2007 meeting in Tampa.
Streetcars in Operation
On October 19, 2002 service began on Tampa's heritage trolley line after
18 years of planning and expenditures of $53 million. Click on Service Begins
for press coverage of the opening celebrations.
Planning and Construction of Tampa's Heritage Trolley System
The following news notes from
Rail Transit Online provide an overview of progress and plans for Tampa's heritage trolley
system as it was developed and as future plans unfold:
Click on the thumbnail images below of Tampa's evolving heritage line to expand them:
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Construction Photos - June,
2002
Construction Photos - February,
2002
Photos of the Tampa replica cars when under construction are included in the
Rolling Stock page of
the Planning section.
Click on Tampa & Ybor City Street Railway
to learn more about the volunteer group supporting the Tampa heritage trolley
project and restoring original Tampa trolleys.
For more on the Tampa heritage system click on:
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